Sunday 26 October 2014
Württemberg Leib Grenadier Regiment
This is a complicated regiment as it it did not exist for very long. In 1758, the Garde zu Fuß was twice reorganised. During the second reorganisation, late in 1758, the Garde zu Fuß retained two battalions while its other battalion gave birth to this regiment -the Leibgrenadierregiment which recruited other troops to bring its total force to 3 battalions.
In 1762 and 1763, two battalions were detached from the regiment to form independent grenadier battalions designated Hausgrenadierbataillon and Herzogsgrenadierbataillon. The Leibgrenadierregiment now counting a single battalion was renamed Leibgrenadierbataillon.
So what we see here is the two battalion regiment sometime between 1758-1762.
Another thing that is strange is that Kronoskaf, where these organizational details came from, says that the officers had gold button colour whereas the rank and file had silver despite their brass fronted mitres. Mitre colour always matches button colour so I think the button colour should be brass for all.
Sunday 19 October 2014
Freihusaren von Glasenapp
In 1759, von Glasenapp, who had been in Prussian service, offered his services to the duke of Württemberg who was trying to hire light troops. On February 27, 1760, they came to an agreement and he then raised a squadron of 158 hussars on his estate at Holtmuhl. The unit was disbanded on February 7 1761 when the duke of Württemberg retired from the war. Soon afterward, the entire unit entered Prussian service as Glasenapp light dragoons.
The flag is fictional as is the regularity of their uniforms. Kronoskaf says they were badly equipped and they don’t appear to have performed brilliantly in the war
Gorcy Hussars
Lastly, the flag is a fictional creation. These Hussars were never issued flags.
Sunday 12 October 2014
Luckner's Hussars
Back again after a long
break. That's because I've moved to Thailand and I'm posting this
from the beautiful tropical island of Koh Samui. I've rented a house
here and will be spending part of the year here and part of it back
in France. So the last few months have been spent moving painting
stuff and looking for a place to live. This is a tourist island so if
you are in the area, say hello.
Back to painting. This
is the first unit painted under these sunny skies and I'm back on
familiar ground with Luckner's Hussars, a unit I painted back in
February 2009. Last time I used Eureka 28mm figures, this time I've
used Foundry Hussars and I must say these are lovely figures, full of
character, and a sense of movement. As usual with Foundry, there is
quite a lot of flash on the horses but once that has been cleaned up,
they paint up nicely. This uniform was, by the way, the later and
more well-known uniform with white and red being the dominant colours
– the earlier uniform is rarely illustrated and was green and red.
On that posting back in 2009 there is also a useful biography of
Luckner himself – a man who rose to become a Marshal of France and
lost his head, literally, in the Revolution.
Next week, and for
quite a few weeks thereafter, I will be embarking on a large project
– the Wurttemberg army of the SYW.
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